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Formation of Social Work: Social Science, Agency and Change
Formation of Social Work: Social Science, Agency and Change
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A respected scholar's book provides a historical analysis of how theory and practice have shaped social work's identity, with a close analysis of two practitioner exemplars. It explores key conceptual and research preoccupations, including early positivism, Marxism, psychology, evidence-based practice, globalization, and debates about the science of social work. This new edition of a classic text is valuable for advanced level students, researchers, and professionals interested in social work's origins, development, and challenges.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 01 January 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
This groundbreaking book by a renowned scholar offers a comprehensive historical examination of how theory and practice have coalesced to shape the identity of modern social work. Through a detailed analysis of two notable practitioner exemplars, Jane Addams and Mary Richmond, this ambitious survey skillfully weaves together a situational contextualized exploration of actual social work practice with an analysis of the key conceptual and research preoccupations that have defined social works academic development. The theoretical and research themes encompass:
- early positivism
- Marxism
- psychology
- evidence-based practice
- globalization
- debates about the science of social work.
This is a thorough, scholarly analysis of social works origins, evolution, and boundaries at the practice, research, and theoretical levels, informed by a broad social science framework. Now truly international in perspective, this new edition of a classic text holds immense value for advanced-level students, researchers, and professionals seeking to understand the origins and prospects of social work, as well as the challenges and opportunities it encounters.
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138184312
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